Noise

  • 41noise — 1. n. empty talk; nonsense. □ I’ve had enough of your noise. Shut up! □ That’s nothing but noise. I want the truth. 2. n. heroin. (Drugs.) □ Man, I need some noise now! I hurt! □ …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 42noise — [13] Unlikely as it may seem, the ancestor of English noise meant ‘sickness’. It comes from Latin nausea, source also, of course, of English nausea. This was used colloquially for the sort of ‘hubbub’ or ‘confusion’ which is often coincident with …

    Word origins

  • 43noise — background ack ground , n. [Back, a. + ground.] [1913 Webster] 1. Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the {foreground}, or the ground in front. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 44Noise — I Noise   [englisch/amerikanisch, nɔɪz; wörtlich »Lärm, Krach«], Mitte der Achtzigerjahre in den USA entstandene stilisierte Form des Hardcore Punk mit einem mehr oder weniger avantgardistischen Kunstanspruch. Typische Noisebands waren… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 45Noise — Price and volume fluctuations that can confuse interpretation of market direction. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * noise UK US /nɔɪz/ noun [U] ► unnecessary information or activity: »The CEO was accused of making unnecessary noise to… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 46noise — price and volume fluctuations that can confuse interpretation of market direction. Used in the context of general equities. stock market activity caused by program trades, dividend rolls , and other phenomena not reflective of general sentiment.… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 47noise*/*/*/ — [nɔɪz] noun [C/U] a loud or unpleasant sound The dog made a deep growling noise in his throat.[/ex] The neighbours said that we were making too much noise.[/ex] We heard the noise of breaking glass.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 48noise — nf., querelle, dispute, ennui, rouerie, anicroche, mauvaise chicane, mauvais procès : RONYE <rogne> (Albanais.001, Annecy.003, Chambéry.025, Cohennoz, Leschaux.006, Samoëns.010, Saxel.002, Sixt.130, Thônes.004, Villards Thônes. 028) ;… …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 49NOISE — n. f. Vieux mot qui signifie Querelle, dispute sur un sujet de peu d’importance et qui ne s’emploie plus que dans l’expression Chercher noise. Chercher noise à quelqu’un …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 50noise — 1. noun /nɔɪz/ a) Various sounds, usually unwanted. He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise. b) Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations Syn: sound 2. verb /nɔɪz/ …

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